Associations between fetal or infancy pet exposure and food allergies: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.

ABSTRACT: The hygiene hypothesis suggests that pet exposure is effective in preventing allergic disease, and some studies have reported the beneficial effects of dog exposure during fetal development or early infancy on food allergy. However, the effects of exposure to pets other than dogs on the kinds of food allergies remains unaddressed. This study aimed to explore the effect of exposure to various species of pets on the risk of food allergies. We obtained information on pet exposure and food allergy from the Japan Environment and Children's Study, a nationwide, prospective birth cohort study that included 97,413 mothers and their children. We examined the associations between exposure to various species of pets during fetal development or early infancy and the incidence risk of food allergies. W

SUBMITTER: Okabe H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10057762 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature